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Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis

Potentilla canadensis L. var. canadensis

Dwarf Cinquefoil

Rosaceae (Rose Family)

Synonym(s): Potentilla caroliniana, Potentilla pumila

USDA Symbol: POCAC2

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Achene , Aggregate
Size Notes: Stems initially ascending to erect, soon becoming prostrate, up to about 4 feet long.
Fruit: Aggregated achenes.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun

Distribution

USA: AL , CT , DC , DE , GA , KY , MA , MD , ME , MO , NC , NH , NY , OH , PA , RI , SC , TN , TX , VA , VT , WI , WV
Canada: NB , NS , PE

Value to Beneficial Insects

Special Value to Native Bees

This information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.

Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis

Metadata

Record Modified: 2022-12-06
Research By: TWC Staff

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